Movie Terms!

Do you love watching movies? How much do you know about movie terms? Why don’t we try to earn two thumbs up on this film and movie terms quiz?

 

    1.   What is a MCGUFFIN?

A. a genre of Scottish film

B. a meaningless plot device that serves as the impetus for the plot

C. a character actor

 

 

    2.   Which of the following means "movie script” or “movie scenario"?

A.          dialogue

B.          storyboard

C.          screenplay

 

    3.   True or false? Diegetic sound is not heard by the characters in a film.

A.   True

B.   False

 

    4.   What does the FOURTH WALL refer to?

A.          the shot that gives context to the scene

B.          the mark actors must hit

C.          the barrier between the film and the audience

 

    5.   Which of the following means "a movie set entirely in one location"?

A.          bottle movie

B.          capsule movie

C.          short film

 

    6.   True or false? The Dutch angle, a sideways tilted camera shot, was popularized by German filmmakers—hence the distortion of the original “Deutsch” in its name.

A.   True

B.   False

 

    7.   What does MAGIC HOUR mean?

A.   when everything goes perfectly on set

B.   when the light is ideal for filming

C.   when special effects are added

 

 

 

Answer Keys

   1.  B 

   2.  C

   3.  B

   4.  C

   5.  A

   6.  A

   7.  B